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The first title, simply called Track & Field (Hyper Olympic outside the United States) was released in 1983 as an arcade game. The simple gameplay, based on quick, repeating, button presses set the basics for sequels and similar games in the genre for the next decades. It would be later released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1985, and became one of the most popular NES games of its time.^{[citation needed]} 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Centipede by Atari is a typical example of a 1980s era arcade game. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... NES redirects here. ... This article is about the year. ...

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot of the long jump event

In the original arcade game, the player uses two "run" buttons and one "action" button to control an athlete competing in following six events: Long jumper at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. ...

• 100 meter Dash – Running by button mashing
• Long jump - Running and correct timing for jumnp
• Javelin throw - Running and then using action button correct timing for angle (~42 degrees is optimal).
• 110m Hurdles - Running and using action button to time hurdles
• Hammer throw - Spinning by button mashing and then correctly timing press of action button to choose angle (45 is optimal).
• High jump - Running and then action button must be held down to determine angle of jump. Once in the air, the run button can be rapidly pressed for additional height.

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The game can accommodate up to four players, who compete in pairs for the running events, and individually for the others. If there are fewer than four players, the remaining slots are played by the computer (or player "CPU"). In all multiplayer heats, though, the relative performance of the players has no effect on the game, and advancing is based solely on qualifying times.

Gameplay screenshot of tstart of the 100m dash

If a player completes all six events, after a brief medal ceremony he is sent back to the field for another round, with higher qualifying levels.

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Legacy

Konami continued releasing games on the series for the arcade:

• Hyper Sports (1984)
• Konami '88 (1988)
• Track & Field 2 (1988) 1988, NES)
• Hyper Athlete (1996)
• Nagano Winter Olympics '98 (1998)
• International Track & Field 2000 (2000, Sony PlayStation)
• International Track & Field Summer Games (2000, Nintendo 64)

Home versions also continued to appear, Track & Field II (1988) and Track & Field in Barcelona (1992) would also be released for the NES. Although there wasn't any title released for 16-bit consoles, in 1996 International Track And Field, based on the Hyper Athlete arcade was released for the PlayStation. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nes is: A municipality in the county of Akershus in Norway, see Nes, Akershus. ... The original PlayStation was produced in a light grey colour; the more recent PSOne redesign sports a smaller more rounded case. ... The Nintendo 64, commonly called the N64, is Nintendos third home video game console for the international market. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... For other versions of PlayStation, please see PlayStation (disambiguation) The PlayStation is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ...

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Track & Field helped to popularize the button-mashing style of gameplay, in which a player must hit a button on their controller as fast and as many times as possible in order to make their in-game athlete move quicker. This design rapidly incorporated into clones like Epyx's Summer Games. Many contemporary athletics games still use this form of control as a part of their gameplay. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Epyx, Inc. ... Summer Games on the Commodore 64 Summer Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx and released by U.S. Gold based on sports featured in the Summer Olympic Games. ...

Annual Competition

In late April 2006, an invite-only tournament was held in Boise, Idaho, pitting the area's best competitors against one another. In its inaugural season, the competitor known as "TAC" outlasted a field of 10 participants to earn gold. Although TAC was a long shot, he proved that consistency & well-rounded button control wins gold. The silver went to the early favorite "JOE", whose patented "2-finger whack" set several world records. Amazingly, at least one entrant was injured in the 2nd round.

External links

• Track and Field at KLOV